TEHRAN (FNA)- Director for the public relations office of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Reza Jafarzadeh announced that Tehran and Belgrade have agreed to launch direct flights between the two countries in the near future.

Jafarzadeh said three Iranian airliners are presently preparing to launch the direct flights between the two countries.

He noted that the decision comes following the signing of aerial transportation agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on aviation cooperation between the two countries.

In a relevant development in February 2017, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Serbian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic in a meeting in Margarita Island, Venezuela, underlined the need for the further expansion of mutual cooperation.

During the meeting on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Venezuela, Zarif and Dacic explored avenues for bolstering and reinvigorating bilateral ties in different areas.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran considers no limit for the expansion of relations with Serbia," Zarif said.

The Serbian deputy foreign minister, for his part, said that his country is eager to broaden relations with Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Fighting between rival armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) left at least 23 people dead and scores wounded, according to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSCA).

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said that the shooting down of the US spy drone over the country's territories in June showed that the Pentagon is too weak to launch war on Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- President Donald Trump’s approval rating dipped slightly among Republican voters, though is relatively steady among voters overall, according to the latest Hill-HarrisX poll released on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said had Washington responded to the shooting down of its spy drone by Iran in June, several of its bases would have come under immediate attack by the IRGC.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination decided to extend the authority of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) for managing the exchange market for the purpose of stability in the foreign currency market.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Minister of Industry Reza Rahmani announced that his country is planning to lower the imports of machinery and equipment used in major production lines, in a bid to further indigenize manufacturing capabilities in the face of the US sanctions.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two other Iranian Taekwondo fighters managed to grab gold medals at the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series 2 in Japan where their compatriot Mirhashem Hosseini had already won a gold medal on day one.